Chocolate chip banana muffins made with just one banana! This small batch of banana muffins is perfect for using the last super ripe banana in the bunch!
Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
I’ve always got one lonely brown banana on my counter. If I had a band, I would name it One Brown Banana, and the cover art would capture the loneliness, of course!
I buy a big bunch of bananas for the week, and between my baby banana pancakes in my baby breakfast ideas rotation and my double chocolate banana muffins, most are gone quickly! Speaking of, I should really add to my baby breakfast ideas recipe collection, because I’ve been experimenting a lot lately.
Since we’re only using 1 banana, this recipe makes a small batch of banana muffins; 6 muffins, to be exact!
Small batch banana muffins ingredients:
- one lonely banana, the more brown spots the better. Completely brown is fine, too!
- 1 large egg
- vanilla extract
- any flavorless oil, such as canola, avocado or grapeseed oil
- all purpose flour
- baking soda
- salt
- granulated sugar
- chocolate chips, of course!
I almost always have all of these ingredients on hand, which means I can have banana chocolate chip muffins anytime! Any chocolate chips are fine here–dark, semisweet, milk or even white chocolate chips! If you’re low on chocolate chips, chop up a 3 ounce chocolate bar.
This is a perfect recipe for baking with kids, because everything comes together in one bowl. I’ve found that kids do better with small batch recipes in the kitchen, because they lose interest after scooping just a few cookies or muffins out. Small batch recipes also create less mess in the kitchen when cooking with kids, too!
If you want to reduce the sugar a bit in this recipe for kids, you absolutely can. Similarly, if you’re baking egg-free, simply replace the egg with 1/3 cup of applesauce. If you always bake without eggs, you need my eggless banana bread recipe and my chocolate chip cookies without eggs, too!
Next time you have a craving for banana muffins, grab one banana and make this recipe! I know you’re going to ask, so let me say YES, you can easily double it, too.
Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
Chocolate chip banana muffin recipe made with just one banana.
Ingredients
- 1 large very ripe banana
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flavorless oil*
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips.
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350, and line a muffin pan with 6 cups.
2. In a large bowl, mash the banana very well with a fork until it's smooth. Mash it very well until it's almost liquid, not lumpy.
3. Next, whisk in the sugar, oil, egg and vanilla extract. Whisk very well until combined.
4. In the same bowl, sprinkle the flour, baking soda, and salt on top. Using a spatula, stir until well-combined.
5. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips, saving a few for the top of the muffins.
6. Divide the batter between the muffin cups evenly, and sprinkle chocolate chips on top of each muffin.
7. Bake for 18 minutes, or until the muffins are done. They're done when they spring back when pressed gently on the top.
8. Move the muffins to a cooling rack, and let cool completely before serving.
Notes
*Flavorless oil can be canola oil, vegetable oil, grapeseed oil, or avocado oil. Coconut oil is awesome here, too, though it does have a flavor.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 71Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 12mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 1g
Other one banana recipes:
Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
Banana Sheet Cake (uses 1 cup of mashed banana)
The taste was good but they turned out quite dry. I think my banana was too small or 18mn was too long for my oven. I’ll try again! Thanks for these mini recipes.
Oh no, not dry muffins, I’m so sorry! Yes, maybe your banana was tiny? You can check the muffins 2 minutes before the bake time ends…if a toothpick comes out with only moist crumbs, you’re good. Also, did you let them cool in the pan? That can make them continue to cook and over-cook and dry out?
I just made these and they are a winner! I added a couple of ounces of peanuts to the batter for protein and crunch. One question – you sure about the calories above? 71 seems awfully low – are you sure you didn’t mean 271?
Hmmm…let me double the calories. The batter is pretty fluffy…Thanks for this!
Hello, me again. I tried again with 2 small bananas and 15mn baking time. Turned out moist and great!🙂
Awww that’s great news, thanks so much for letting me know! I was thinking about you…I actually made this recipe again to make a video for it on Instagram, and I overbaked it by 2 minutes and they were dry! I was wondering if that’s what happened to you or not. But I’m glad you got it solved :) Thanks for writing :)
Made these into mini muffins and they were delicious! Perfect on the go snack for my kids. Thank you!
Quick, easy, and tasty! I subbed whole wheat flour and they came out great. I did end up baking a bit longer, but I had two small bananas to use up so my batter was probably a little wetter. Perfect recipe to throw together on a Saturday night. :)
Where did you get the wooden-handled measuring cups?
They’re from Magnolia Market (Joanna Gaines’ shop) Thanks for asking :) If you lived close to me, I would gift you a set–I accidentally ordered 6 online!
I used 2 small bananas and baked for about 22 minutes. They came out great! Are you sure about the nutrional information though? My recipe builder shows 207 calories per muffin, not 71. Big difference if you are counting calories!
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I made this and followed the recipe. I put them in for 15 minutes and they were still not ready. So I did one more minute. Checked they were still not ready so I did two more minutes. And took them out. They came out very good but they were a little dense. Would you have any idea why? We microwaved them for about seven seconds and it softened up a little. They were better. I enjoyed your video on the pancakes I would love a video on this. Your videos are very simple and easy to follow you make everything so easy. I hope you do videos on every one.
Subbed blueberries for the chocolate chips (only bc I’ve had enough chocolate over the holidays lol), and it was delish!
Wonderful recipe! So moist, yummy and tender (not dense at all). Banana sizes vary, but mine was what I thought to be a medium size banana plus another half and it worked great. My oven took an extra couple of minutes, but your instructions were clear on testing the tops until it springs back (better to check early than to over bake). Thank you for sharing a great recipe!
Want to bake these but I have spelt flour. Would everything stay the same or will I have to replace baking soda for baking powder if so how much or is it both. Thanks